March 12, 2012 / Posted in  India, Sri Lanka

Asia Cup, 2nd Match: India v Sri Lanka Full Scorecard

India 304/3 (50 ov)

Sri Lanka 254 (45.1 ov)

India won by 50 runs

• Asia Cup – 2nd match
• ODI no. 3259 | 2011/12 season
• Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (neutral venue)
• 13 March 2012 – day/night (50-over match)

	India innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	c Tharanga b Maharoof	100	171	118	7	0	84.74
	SR Tendulkar	c Jayawardene b Lakmal	6	25	19	1	0	31.57
	V Kohli	c Thirimanne b Maharoof	108	148	120	7	0	90.00
	MS Dhoni*†	not out	46	38	26	6	1	176.92
	SK Raina	not out	30	35	17	3	1	176.47
	Extras	(lb 7, w 7)	14
	Total	(3 wickets; 50 overs)	304	(6.08 runs per over)

Did not bat RG Sharma, RA Jadeja, IK Pathan, R Ashwin, P Kumar, R Vinay Kumar

Fall of wickets 1-19 (Tendulkar, 5.3 ov), 2-224 (Gambhir, 42.3 ov), 3-226 (Kohli, 42.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	KMDN Kulasekara	10	0	67	0	6.70	(1w)
	RAS Lakmal	10	1	67	1	6.70	(2w)
	TM Dilshan	10	0	54	0	5.40
	S Prasanna	9	0	45	0	5.00	(1w)
	MF Maharoof	10	0	57	2	5.70	(2w)
	CK Kapugedera	1	0	7	0	7.00

	Sri Lanka innings (target: 305 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	DPMD Jayawardene*	c †Dhoni b Pathan	78	80	59	10	2	132.20
	TM Dilshan	c Kohli b Pathan	7	18	9	1	0	77.77
	KC Sangakkara†	c Jadeja b Ashwin	65	130	87	2	1	74.71
	LD Chandimal	b Ashwin	13	26	22	1	0	59.09
	HDRL Thirimanne	lbw b Ashwin	29	45	37	0	1	78.37
	KMDN Kulasekara	b Vinay Kumar	11	16	9	2	0	122.22
	WU Tharanga	b Pathan	17	30	16	2	0	106.25
	CK Kapugedera	c Kohli b Vinay Kumar	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	MF Maharoof	c Raina b Vinay Kumar	18	29	19	1	1	94.73
	S Prasanna	c Tendulkar b Pathan	8	15	12	1	0	66.66
	RAS Lakmal	not out	0	1	0	0	0	-
	Extras	(lb 2, w 6)	8
	Total	(all out; 45.1 overs)	254	(5.62 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-31 (Dilshan, 4.1 ov), 2-124 (Jayawardene, 18.3 ov), 3-152 (Chandimal, 25.3 ov), 4-196 (Sangakkara, 35.1 ov), 5-198 (Thirimanne, 35.5 ov), 6-216 (Kulasekara, 38.3 ov), 7-216 (Kapugedera, 38.4 ov), 8-241 (Tharanga, 41.6 ov), 9-254 (Maharoof, 44.6 ov), 10-254 (Prasanna, 45.1 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	IK Pathan	8.1	1	32	4	3.91
	P Kumar	7	0	47	0	6.71	(1w)
	R Vinay Kumar	9	0	55	3	6.11	(3w)
	RA Jadeja	4	0	31	0	7.75
	SK Raina	5	0	34	0	6.80
	R Ashwin	9	0	39	3	4.33	(2w)
	RG Sharma	3	0	14	0	4.66

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to field Points India 4, Sri Lanka 0

Player of the match V Kohli (India)

Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and IJ Gould (England) TV umpire Shozab Raza (Pakistan) Match referee DC Boon (Australia) Reserve umpire Gazi Sohel

Match notes

India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 43 runs, 1 wicket) India: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 2 Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 26 runs, 0 wicket) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (G Gambhir 26, V Kohli 24, Ex 0) Drinks: India – 71/1 in 17.0 overs (G Gambhir 38, V Kohli 25) G Gambhir: 50 off 59 balls (5 x 4) India: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 3 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 123 balls (G Gambhir 57, V Kohli 43, Ex 1) V Kohli: 50 off 66 balls (2 x 4) India: 150 runs in 30.6 overs (186 balls), Extras 4 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 172 balls (G Gambhir 73, V Kohli 75, Ex 2) Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 – 40.0 (Batting side – 34 runs, 0 wicket) Drinks: India – 186/1 in 37.0 overs (G Gambhir 89, V Kohli 86) India: 200 runs in 38.5 overs (233 balls), Extras 12 V Kohli: 100 off 115 balls (6 x 4) G Gambhir: 100 off 116 balls (7 x 4) 2nd Wicket: 200 runs in 218 balls (G Gambhir 89, V Kohli 101, Ex 10) India: 250 runs in 45.5 overs (275 balls), Extras 13 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (MS Dhoni 29, SK Raina 20, Ex 1) India: 300 runs in 49.6 overs (300 balls), Extras 14 Innings Break: India – 304/3 in 50.0 overs (MS Dhoni 46, SK Raina 30) Sri Lanka innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 65 runs, 1 wicket) Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 1 DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 29, KC Sangakkara 22, Ex 1) Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 1 Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 – 20.0 (Bowling side – 23 runs, 1 wicket) Drinks: Sri Lanka – 114/1 in 17.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 71, KC Sangakkara 34) KC Sangakkara: 50 off 62 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6) Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 25.0 overs (150 balls), Extras 3 Drinks: Sri Lanka – 196/3 in 35.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 65, HDRL Thirimanne 29) Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 – 40.0 (Batting side – 31 runs, 4 wickets) Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 36.2 overs (218 balls), Extras 5 Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 44.1 overs (265 balls), Extras 7

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